gh0strat | a5c8c1954972a0ad15d64b2b5a1e44bbaf49ed28657594d373d52a4281c5dce4

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
145s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
submitted
20/08/2026, 01:52

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General

Target
2026-08-19_32118be2356c895d32caea9f3f756cc5_elex_wannacry.exe
Size 941KB
Sample260820-cafheaz1ew
SHA256 a5c8c1954972a0ad15d64b2b5a1e44bbaf49ed28657594d373d52a4281c5dce4
MD5 32118be2356c895d32caea9f3f756cc5
SHA1 9e46f4c6ae71e2c39ae876569db62352c1bea8cb
SHA512 74ff5656f5974cb3adbaa1bd412bc22afb580ffb6c83f3a4852a71f008c91c29a70146ac6703b16d2eb3e915f92cabe86ad376621fc6e79dd42d53f962ddd72a
SSDEEP 24576:N+wT1kfTw4SIuvB74fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nH1PXw:cerL7Vw
TLSH
T1BD257D43E6765C93C3CC4836CC7AD27273217A5CB3F79636B180AAD7B6B52603D2065A
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

discovery gh0strat persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Family: Gh0strat
Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.
rat gh0strat

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x001300000001b1d0-1.dat	family_gh0strat

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Remote Data\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240771500.txt"	2026-08-19_32118be2356c895d32caea9f3f756cc5_elex_wannacry.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1620	Remote Data.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
556	2026-08-19_32118be2356c895d32caea9f3f756cc5_elex_wannacry.exe
5520	svchost.exe
1620	Remote Data.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240771500.txt	2026-08-19_32118be2356c895d32caea9f3f756cc5_elex_wannacry.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	2026-08-19_32118be2356c895d32caea9f3f756cc5_elex_wannacry.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe	svchost.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Remote Data.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-19_32118be2356c895d32caea9f3f756cc5_elex_wannacry.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5520 wrote to memory of 1620	5520	svchost.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_32118be2356c895d32caea9f3f756cc5_elex_wannacry.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_32118be2356c895d32caea9f3f756cc5_elex_wannacry.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:556

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:3996

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5520
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240771500.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1620

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:4768

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Server Software Component

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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240771500.txt

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240771500.txt
Size 899KB
SHA256 0a27a6b1f77017ed4180f12152ce2637e518c60b3849b0b3f9ae8179476cdcea
MD5 7bb3b9eb93a34161f2dda75da032fbd2
SHA1 03fd9d526a57f00c58609190ce2ccfc8928438cd
SHA512 270c019eb26e3f92cb169d9d853bf2c373fcdbdff5bd3a3a38e1508ea4fbeb1a895ff1209a48f2bcd26c431433db7b5623f56471e3012153eda1b51cc5730754
SSDEEP 24576:7V2bG+2gMir4fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nH1PXL:7wqd87VL
TLSH
T1E1152983F6B68CA3C7C90435DC7AD2B67B24761CE3F786327280E9D7B5B6251781421A
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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Remote Data.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
Size 51KB
SHA256 ce6bb7eddc83762c708d4a41709ae00371dbdc09b2a380f28fa60b1edf917473
MD5 2e068ce2770fde8d1af4cb114b98df1f
SHA1 b6f9c2775babb025b22f915c3047aa627d07c312
SHA512 998d695eb56375e63df7db16740b89deb2cf630ccbead8bcf84a921ec6f4a4f9aef2755b703f7190f332b2008ebcc949363bcf8f392d7d07246c255b5073ed35
SSDEEP 1536:6G9yoVEpHP29I3fbcJboSUge5N+CnC/maz9Rh:8pv2mbcJboce58wvOR
TLSH
T137336C236A0A49B3DFE231780A9D7232526DD862075541F7A61057EAFD243E2EE743CF
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH